May 06

Wednesday 06, 1998:

The body of former CIA director William Colby was found washed up on a riverbank in southern Maryland, eight days after he’d disappeared.

Monday 06, 1940:

John Steinbeck is awarded the Pulitzer Prize for his novel The Grapes of Wrath.

Sunday 06, 1877:

Realizing that his people were weakened by cold and hunger, Chief Crazy Horse of the Oglala Sioux surrenders to United States troops in Nebraska.

Wednesday 06, 1536:

King Henry VIII orders Bible be placed in every church.

Friday 06, 1527:

Spanish and German troops sack Rome; some consider this the end of the Renaissance.